WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A shooting incident occurred Thursday on a navy property in Millington, the U.S. state of Tennessee, wounding two people, the U.S. Navy confirmed.

In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the incident occurred at about 12:47 p.m. local time Thursday at a National Guard facility located near the Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee, about 28 km north of Memphis.

Two National Guardsmen received non-life threatening injuries, and the suspect, also a National Guardsman, was taken into custody, said the U.S. Navy.

The Naval Support Activity was briefly put on lockdown as a precaution, but has since been lifted.

The U.S. Navy and Millington Police Department personnel responded to the incident. U.S. Navy and U.S. Army are working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident.